Laudator Temporis Acti: A Mark of the Wise Man

A Mark of the Wise Man

Epicurus, fragment 570 Usener (from Diogenes Laertius 10.120; tr. R.D. Hicks):

He will be fond of the country.

φιλαγρήσειν [sc. τὸν σοφὸν Ἐπικούρῳ δοκεῖ].

Usener ad loc.:

amabat Ep. rusticationem aeque atque Horatius (cf. praecipue ep. I 10, 12 sqq.) et Vergilius (georg. II 458 sqq.), uide etiam fr. 571

Here is fragment 571 Usener (from Lactantius, Divine Institutes 3.17.5; tr. Mary Francis McDonald):

For one fleeing the crowd solitude is praised.

fugienti turbam solitudo laudatur [sc. ab Epicuro].

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 6:55 AM

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